New Ambulance Bay
Prebendal Close in Aylesbury is a Masonic Housing Association (MHA) development that offers sheltered accommodation for people aged 60 and over, with those aged 55 and above sometimes also considered if they are able to live independently. As the residents are elderly, ambulances are needed from time to time, but limited space had made access difficult.
When a call went out for help to create a dedicated ambulance parking bay, Freemasons from the Province of Buckinghamshire were quick to rally round and lend their support. Over seven evenings across a two-week period in May and June 2026, Brethren from Buckingham, Eric de Young, New Urban, Verney, Wendover and Wineslai Lodges came together to clear foliage and shrubs and excavate more than 20 cubic metres of earth, with valuable help from a digger supplied by Brother Simon Cardell.
The team worked through every stage of the project with care, relocating a lamppost, digging a deep trench for the telephone cable, laying a weed membrane, spreading 10 tonnes of hardcore, and finishing the bay with two compacted layers of fresh tarmac.
Residents and staff were delighted with the finished result and deeply appreciative of the hard work, generosity and speed shown by everyone involved.
This project was a wonderful example of Freemasonry in the Community, showing what can be achieved when we come together with kindness, commitment and a shared desire to make life better for others.
If you would like to be part of a global community that has its roots firmly in the ground in Buckinghamshire, please join us by following this link: https://buckspgl.org/join
Prebendal Close in Aylesbury is a Masonic Housing Association (MHA) development that offers sheltered accommodation for people aged 60 and over, with those aged 55 and above sometimes also considered if they are able to live independently. As the residents are elderly, ambulances are needed from time to time, but limited space had made access difficult.
When a call went out for help to create a dedicated ambulance parking bay, Freemasons from the Province of Buckinghamshire were quick to rally round and lend their support. Over seven evenings across a two-week period in May and June 2026, Brethren from Buckingham, Eric de Young, New Urban, Verney, Wendover and Wineslai Lodges came together to clear foliage and shrubs and excavate more than 20 cubic metres of earth, with valuable help from a digger supplied by Brother Simon Cardell.
The team worked through every stage of the project with care, relocating a lamppost, digging a deep trench for the telephone cable, laying a weed membrane, spreading 10 tonnes of hardcore, and finishing the bay with two compacted layers of fresh tarmac.
Residents and staff were delighted with the finished result and deeply appreciative of the hard work, generosity and speed shown by everyone involved.
This project was a wonderful example of Freemasonry in the Community, showing what can be achieved when we come together with kindness, commitment and a shared desire to make life better for others.
If you would like to be part of a global community that has its roots firmly in the ground in Buckinghamshire, please join us by following this link: https://buckspgl.org/join